Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot (Hebrew: בני יצ'אלאל רחובות) is an Israeli football club based in
Rehovot
Rehovot ( he, רְחוֹבוֹת ''Rəḥōvōt'', ar, رحوڤوت ''Reḥūfūt'') is a city in the Central District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. In it had a population of .
Etymology
Israel Belkind, founder of the Bilu movement, ...
. The club is currently in
Liga Bet South B division.
Background
Yeechalal (which means "Everything is possible" in the
Amharic language
Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic languages, Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic languages, Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara pe ...
), The Community Association of
Ethiopian Immigrants for Advancement in Sport, was founded in 2000, in order to promote sports amongst youth from the Ethiopian immigrants community in Israel and take responsibility over their future.
History
Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot Football Club was founded in 2007 and joined
Liga Gimel
Liga Gimel ( he, ליגה ג', lit. ''League C'') is the fifth and bottom division of Israeli Football League, a position it has held since 2009. From Liga Alef and downwards to this, each league is separated by region as well.
History
Liga Gimel ...
. In
2008–09, their second season of existence, the club finished on top of
Liga Gimel Central division, level on points with
Hapoel Rahat and
F.C. Kiryat Gat
F.C. Hapoel Kiryat Gat ( he, מ.ס. קריית גת) was an Israeli football team based in the southern city of Kiryat Gat. the club's best achievement was the fifth place in the fourth division, Liga Bet.
Currently, only the Women's section is ...
, and had to face both clubs in a three-way promotion play-off. Bnei Yeechalal remained in Liga Gimel, after they lost both matches, 2–3 to F.C. Kiryat Gat and 1–3 to Hapoel Rahat. However, in the
following season, they won their division and were promoted to
Liga Bet.
Liga Gimel Central – 2009/2010
The Israel Football Association
The club's best placing to date was the sixth place in Liga Bet South B division, which was achieved in the 2014–15 season.
Honours
League
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Arts and entertainment
* ''Leagues'' (band), an American rock band
* ''The League'', an American sitcom broadcast on FX and FXX about fantasy football
Sports
* Sports league
* Rugby league, full contact footba ...
Cups
References
External links
Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot
Israel Football Association
{{Liga Bet
Association football clubs established in 2007
Yeechalal Rehovot
2007 establishments in Israel
Ethiopian-Jewish culture in Israel
Sport in Rehovot